Policy Text
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
SUBSTATION HOLDING FACILITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TITLE: INSPECTIONS NO: A-105
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/22/2004 REVISED: 08/06/2020
APPROVED BY: Commander Timothy Posey REVIEWED: 01/15/2021
REFERENCE: Title 15, Penal Code Sections 6030, 6031, 6031.1, 6031.2
POLICY:
To maintain a court holding facility that is safe and sanitary for the temporary
holding of inmates. Inspections will be completed every two years (biennially) to
ensure compliance with the laws of the State of California.
DIRECTIVE 1
A Kern County Sheriff’s Office Substation Holding Facility shall have the following
inspections performed:
Biennial Inspection by the Kern County Fire Department or the State Fire
Marshall’s Office.
Annual Inspection by the Kern County Health Department.
Annual Inspection by the Board of Corrections (unless waived).
DIRECTIVE 2
The Substation Sergeant shall coordinate these inspections with the inspections
of other facilities of the Detentions Bureau of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.